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have good fences. The temporary town 3 pole fences are made every spring or repaired in a slovenly manner. Mr. Marshall the trader here has set up a manufactory of cotton cloth at the recommendation of the Agent. The Cotton raised by him the last season is fine; It is the green seed. The experiment was commenced with the green seed, & this year the black seed of the sea coast has been tried. It is very good, but the season too short for it, although there was no frost this year, 1799, till the 13th of November. In light rich sandy land it will certainly succeed. The traders have adopted with spirit the plan of the government: They have made gardens, fenced their fields, & they have this year raised wheat, rye & barley. 2. Cow,e,tuh tal,lau,hassee from Cow,e,tuh tal,lo,fau. a town, and hassee, old. It is 2 1/2 miles below Cowetuh on the right bank of the river. In going down the path between the two towns, in half a mile cross Ko-tes,ke,le,jau 10 feet wide running to the left, a fine little creek sufficiently large for a mill, in all but the dry seasons. On the right bank enter the flat lands between the towns - these are good - oak, hardshelled hickory & pine. They extend 2 miles to Che,luc,in,te,ge,tuh, a small creek 5 feet wide, bordering on the town. The town is half a mile from the river on the right bank of the creek. It is on a high flat bordered on the E. by the flats of the river & West by high broken hills. They have but a few settlers in the town, The fields are on a point of land 3/4 of a mile